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Old 10-13-2007, 04:33 AM   #9
smeagollives
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Originally Posted by Mithalwen View Post
I would quote from a post I made long ago in "Are you a better person?" about my mother:
We knew her cancer was terminal from diagnosis, but she went through so much against the odds and won a little precious remission. I had long ago learnt by heart Sam's song in Cirith Ungol and I had copied it for her. And it really summed up her attitude - she kept on going in the face of what was logically a hopeless situation.

However she was like Frodo in that ultimately the burden was hers and we could only try to carry her.

More cheerfully I identified with Eowyn when I first read the books - I spent just about all my freetime either reading or at the stables in those days and never accepted that I shouldn't do things because I was a girl.

That is so very sad. Iu always think that people with cancer are being so very brave. I know i would not be able to bear this... and i guess i would not be able to lose my mother like this without going crazy (she died in a car accident. This was also very tough... but i know she did not have to suffer much).
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